The abandoned Copper Mines of Alderley Edge
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- In this video we visit the abandoned copper mines of Alderley Edge in Cheshire in the UK. These ancient mines have been worked since the bronze age through Roman times and into Victorian times. We explore the old copper mines in this underground Urbex and see deposits of copper through the rock. We also touch on the book The Weird stone of Brisingamen written by Alan Garner. We talk about the Legend of Alderley Edge. Indeed the mines are like the mines of moria We explore an old mine and look at the mine shafts and the underground Mining architecture. We are guided around by the Derbyshire caving club. www.derbyscc.org.uk #undergroundurbex #alderleyedge #abandonedmine
The Derbyshire caving club Website www.derbyscc.org.uk
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BLUE JOHN MINES next then ?
Look up Patrick Dickinson he went in that tunnel
hey you should by a electric scooter to get around faster in big places like this
@@MartinZero @33:07 what's a Hartleys of Aintree Liverpool Jam or Marmalade pot Lid doing in a Copper Mine in Alderly Edge,,Poor little Scouse kid's given a pair of wooden clogs and told to go mine,ing for there dinner from the workhouse,s..And youngsters these day's moan all the time about trivial stuff...😊
Its brad from the caving club just wanted to say great job on the video martin 👍
Great job to you as well Brad. Fantastic.
Big thanks to you as well.
Thanks Brad, you did a great job and thanks for helping with the filming 👍
Thanks Brad to you and dad John for inviting Martin to explore Alderley Edge mine, and sharing it with the rest of us. cheers ken
Quaizy hiya Brad. I went into Wood mine a couple of weeks back. Is there trips for the public into the other mines?
Hi Martin
Thanks a lot from a former member of the Derbyshire Caving Club now living down south, for a chance to remember the fantastic Alderley Edge mines. Engine vein mine is an amazing introduction to the mines and I wholeheartedly recommend that people take the opportunity to visit this and Wood mine during the open weekends. Big shout out to all the DCC members who take time out to give people the opportunity to tour these amazing mine workings with great dedication and knowledge. The history of the area is unbelievable. Wood mine and Brylow are also brilliant mines to visit. The great West mine however is on another level (literally). I strongly recommend you do another video in the West mine as it will blow your mind. I am really happy you enjoyed the trip. Keep the vids coming!
Thanks Chris, very much. Great that you are a member. I went back and did Wood Mine
Far better than any crappy TV show 👍👍
Thank you Sir 👍
I would watch a Martin Zero TV show.
to true I gaveup tv and paying tv licences
@@stephencollins2723 TV is going the same way as newspapers, obsolete relics of the past.
Wow... Well done to the Caving Club.... and exactly when is Martin going to be nominated as Manchester Citizen of the Year?
Oh Hell yeah i second that Martin sure would deserve it, ............. even said by this yorkie ha ha
Isn't he already ? A shame. What needs one to do then to get one ?
They should start showing his videos on TV for a start. People would get *way* more interested in the area around them.
Thanks Daniel, that would be rather embarrassing lol I could drive my sheep down Deansgate or something
lol Thanks
Thanks, I better stick to youtube 😆
Another immersive video that I know I will watch again. Content is getting better and better. Thanks for the videos!
Thanks very much Kevin
I grew up within walking distance of The Edge in the 1970's. The folklore was well known and Alan Garner is a friend of my Ma's. Thanks for finally showing what is behind those steel doors. As a kid your imagination runs wild...
Wow. I'm speechless. I can't even make a proper comment. I have to watch this again later just to be able to take it all in. You've really outdone yourself this time Martin. Cheers!
Thanks very much, yes its a beautiful place
Thanks Martin the last time I saw that cave was 56 years ago when I was 14. I'm now living in Western Australia and yes I found a ginormous cave system inside Yanchep National Park so if you ever come this way give me a shout and I will show you around and thanks for the update 👍
Thank you Alan, I bet the mine hasnt changed much in that time
It hasn't by the looks of things. There is something I wouldn't mind asking you. As a kid I used to swim at a place called Castle Mills - I can't find it on Google maps. I believe it is within a 20 mile radius of Manchester Airport if you could point me in the general direction and tell me the origin of the name if possible if not it's all good. Thanks m8
Another fantastic, interesting video brought to us.
I am grateful to your friends for inviting you to record a video in the copper mine.
Well done to John & his son Brad for passing on their knowledge to you.
Just don't forget your wellies next time!
Thanks Roy, already been back to another mine 😀👌
Many thanks Martin, you have answered many long standing questions about Alderley Edge mining. About 1952 as a youth, with friends, I used to cycle out to explore the mines......no doors then.
I just wanted to say thanks for your Facebook page and CZcams channel, I have stumbled across them recently and I think your videos are amazing, I love the idea of urban Exploration and photography and checking out the history of places just I don't have the funds to do so myself or the company of a friend to do so, your channel makes it possible to get that fix for now of the adventure and exploration that I long for. So once again thank you 👍🏻
Thanks Sammi, yes its wonderful when you find something interesting. Thanks very much for the support
Absolutely amazing. Thank you
Thanks once again Martin and Derbyshire Caving Club for taking us to new places - fantastic! 😁👍🏻
Thanks very much
you have so much facinating old history in England, thank you for all your videos.. 😷🇨🇦😀
Thumbs up just doesn't do this video justice. Amazing, beautiful, thrilling. I'm grateful you did it for us, thanks.
Thank you Joe
Really appreciating this non-sensationalist style of exploration video. Keep em coming!
Thank you Alan
Walked the 'Edge' many a time, knew there was caves down below and this video, WOW! Thank you Martin and the lads for doing this!
Was a fan of the Alan Garner books when I was a kid. He came to our school to give a talk. Brilliant video. Bet you were exhausted after filming that.
Yes I was Peter and filthy. Fantastic you met Alan Garner
best guided tour any one could ever have .
Thanks Clive 👍
Thank you Martin, great to share your experience over dinner with my son. Love to visit those mines. Great stuff :)
Thanks very much, am glad you and your son enjoyed the video
Another incredible video Martin. Thanks for taking the trouble to go and film this for us all , cheers 🧱👍🏼
Thanks very much guys
You know, Martin, I was having a right depressing day until I watched another youtube video about a natural nuclear reactor from 1.8 billion yesrs ago ... and *your Alderley Edge videos!!!* from 3 years ago. Took me right back to my younger days!! I loved those books by Alan Garner and I might just pick them up again if I can get hold of them. Cheered me right up!! God bless you!!👍👍👍
Glad we cheered you up Sue 😀👍
many happy hours as a kid in the 1970s with my bike lamp.tunnels look bigger than i remember now.
Martin.. you just get more amazing...why aren't you on tv doing this and getting paid wads. As ever absolutely BRILLIANT! well done. those colours in that grotto wiped me out. magical. keep up the great work.
Thanks Catharine, to be honest the lighting didnt do the Grotto justice
Whoa! blumin' eck, what an amazing place Martin , just a remarkable amount of hard labour used to dig those tunnels, shafts and to extract the copper ore . I don't really think I could hack being in such a confined space with all that rock above, but thanks for taking us on this incredible journey underground, a really interesting insight into what lies beneath Alderley Edge. I suspect a lot of people don't even know the mines exist, including myself. FANTASTIC , Thank You , we really appreciate all the effort you put into your videos
Thanks Barbara, I had only heard of the mines, but to see them, amazing !!!
Great. Brought back memories of walking all around Alderley Edge and also of reading The Weirdstone of Brisingamen.
Great stuff Ruth 👍
Incredible. Somehow I can’t believe that the tour you got would be the tour given to the general public. Truly beautiful. Thank you for the tour 👍🐝⛏🔦😉
Thanks Susan, no my tour was a little off the beaten path but you can still see it
well martin that was something else bloody wonderful you done very well martin with the ladders and the depth you went all for us to enjoy thank you so much and all the very best to you and the team that shared it with us all cheers from trev and christine have a great week martin thanks
Thanks to you both, it was great to film it
As a fan of Alan Garner, from the age of ten, to a massive fan of Alderley Edge and the mines. Respect to the Derbyshire Cavers. I have done Engine Vein and Wood Mine. Still need to do the others (one day). Great footage Martin 😁
Thanks Lynn. I need to do West mine now
@@MartinZero I am trying to get a date in August. If we get it, you are welcome to join us
Hi Martin. I'm 61 and as a 9 yr old our teacher read us The Wierdstone Of B in instalments. I was absolutely rivetted. In The Earldelving there was a bit where they had to wriggle along and the tunnel went over and back on itself and they had to push their bags ahead of them. It was a point of no return move. It has defined my limit of claustrophobia ever since. Thanks for the tour.
Yeah I think it defined mine. Well a little secret, Ive been back to another Mine and done a similar thing 😀
Phenomenal amounts of labour we're seeing rep'd there, isn't it? And they had later tnt and iron and steel tools. Makes one marvel at Roman era labours. Calls to mind the immense vertical shafts found on Giza plateau even older than Roman era. Awesome.
Thanks yes incredible place
Another stunning video Martin. Your content just keeps getting bigger and better and the presentation is really professional, while retaining some of the "home-made-ness", if that's a word. The blue effects are beautiful; possibly even enhanced by the torchlight, and well worth the effort and "bottle" it took to make the descent. I'm not particularly interested in Cheshire, mining, or copper, but you have a knack of making stuff fascinating - certainly got me hooked.☺
All the Best,
Dougie.
Thanks very much. Yes to be honest the light didnt do that Grotto justice
2H80vids : Echo echo echo o o o o o all that!!
@@MartinZero ...and yet you may have had a better view of the copper with 1000+ lumens of LED light - compared to the miners with their dim candles. :)
Great content! I am also subscribed to a few mine exploration channels, and it is great to watch your reactions as you traversed the tunnels. Also kudos to your knowledgeable guides!
Thank you, yeah it was great having John as a guide
Wow, that was the best caving video I have seen. Lots of history.
Remember reading The Weirdstone of Brazingamen at school. We had a day trip to Alderley Edge. I've made sure to keep visiting ever since. I have been down the mines and seen the Roman section but they don't show you as much as you have seen normally, so thanks for sharing your video. Fascinating place.
I haven't been so fixated on a youtube channel since bald and bankrupt came on the scene last year ....keep up the good work
Thanks very much, I think I watched one of his videos 👍
Fascinating stuff - thank you so much!
Thank you Nigel
unbelievable. Like journey to the centre of the earth. THANK YOUY ALL VERY MUCH
Tea ☕️ and tunnels with Martin 🕯⛏⬇️😁 loved the video! I've watched a few mine exploring videos in abandoned mines in America never seen the blue copper like that absolutely beautiful thanks for taking us along 👍🏻
Really cool. Industrial archaeology is such an interesting subject. Thanks :)
Thank you, yes I do love it 👌
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! Thanks.
Thanks Hayley
OMG like you i fell in love with Alderley Edge after the reading The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and years later went on a National Trust working holiday where we had a trip with Derbyshire caving club . The whole area of Alderley Edge is beautiful but Story just weaves with extra magic pure fantasy to all ages . The two great outcomes to this holiday 1) there was a freelance travel columnist who came on the holiday to write and article in which i am mentioned which was published in Telegraph travel supplement 2) we worked closely with National Trust wardens and was visited for a talk on the History and geology by a National trust academic who knew Alen Garner he took my book copy and posted it back personally signed. So this video brings those memories back vividly. Thankyou to all those people and to you Martin again for such fascinating video of places it so easy to pass by or just under our feet.
as a teenager in the 70s I was a part of the Waterways recovery group canal restoration, as a side gig we went a couple of times to help dig out some of the tunnels in the west mine nice to see the good work is still going on
I hope your Life Insurance was paid up to date. Awesome video.
Its lapsed 😆Thank you
First? Had to stop watching a bit of Indy Racing for this .... BUT well worth it! Thanks for uploading
Thanks Roger 😆👍
My favorite book like you i read a s a child and still have a copy today i read from time to time. Cheers
Seeing all that blue copper staining leaching out on to the rockface reminds me that I must get around to changing the washer in our kitchen sink tap!
I've been down tin, coal, slate and even the blue john mine, but I've never seen anything quite as spectacular as that. Very impressive. Once again a massive thank you to everyone concerned for creating these amazing adventures and sharing them with us all.
I would also like to say that the quality of production and editing is just getting better and better. Really good stuff.
Thank you Jack. Yes I got more than I bargained for that evening but it was amazing
Memories, memories. 50 years ago taking my moped out to the Edge and caving there with a couple of mates.
Totally untrained and with totally unsafe equipment
You me too only on a Lambretta 48 years ago
@@cubicinches18 And at Halloween it was nuts!
Respect to you Martin, I could never explore in such confined places. I was groaning throughout. The colours were spectacular ,what a place. I wonder if Alan Garner went in the mines before he wrote the book. So glad you've read it. Another fantastic video exploring these scary places so we don't have to👍👍
Thanks Anne, yes am sure Alan Garner went in those mines
This brings back some great memories. Toured the Engine Vein mine back in the late 90s. Amazing experience. Alderley Edge was close enough to where we lived that we were able to go there exploring as youngsters. Always holds special memories for me and surrounded with tales of witches, wizards and the like. Was like stepping into another world. That placeis a gem
Yeah it reminds me of Lord of the Rings Lee 👍
Absolutely mind blowing documentary Martin. Binge watching your channel at the moment and it’s up there with the best
That face carved in the rock, wow !!
Google Faughs quarry at Newchurch in pendle. That has a carved face too
Yes I couldnt believe it when he said it was Roman
You should have your own TV show? Thanks for the education.
Thanks very much 👍
Wow what a wonderful video and the colours are fantastic and to think these were dug by hand and just basic tools many years ago but now thanks to wonderful volunteers it is now possible to see them, thank you.
Thanks Phil, yes they were again just filled in. Great job they have done
Spent many days in the summer as a child over a number of years exploring these cave such fun, Engine Vein, and Woodmine, on the opposite side of the road to Engine Vein, spent many hours at a time down there.
Martin vs ladders
He would have moved faster if there were goblins behind him.
Yeah not a good combination 😆
I certainly would
I'm surprised that noone ever think to record some satanic laughs on his smartphone to stealthy play them while at the deepest level and watch the guests faces turn into horror. XD
The Derbyshire Caving Club hold an event near Halloween where members dress up and scare the folks on tours
@@johndcc920 now that sounds my cup of tea!! 👻👍
Fantastic, I went there about 1970 on a school trip, teacher fancied himself a geologist, we were more interested in a plum tree down the road, typical 12 year olds, you've nailed it once more Martin, fantastic 👍
Cheers Mark. Plum Tree 😆👍
Brill video as always.
Credit due to your guide for his knowledge which enhances the whole feel of the video.
Thanks for sharing. Proper proper entertainment that is way better than most things on TV.
And we, the snowflakes of today,moan about how we have to work 40 hours etc .yet kids worked 12 hours plus in that hellhole.and sometimes never got paid.how dare we.
I found this fascinating as I live within a stone's throw of two copper mines on Anglesey. Each year I meet up with a descendent of the mines manager who was here in 1830 doing what the Alderley Edge miners did. Well done, Martin.
That sounds great Keith, never knew there was copper mines in Anglesey
Brilliant again Martin. I live near Alderley Edge, but had no real idea of the scale of the mines. The history is also interesting, incredible that organised industry was taking place in the area. Thanks for your efforts.
Thanks Nick, if you get a chance visit
Holy Friggin WOW Martin it just gets better and more amazing with you, Cathedral waterway tunnels, train tunnels, Williamson tunnels and now this, you blow us away with one thing and then somehow top it again with something bigger and now this. I cant imagine what your going to Top this with on your history tours, but i`m sure as hell gonna enjoy watching too find out.
Mega BIG Thanks too John & Brad of the Derbishire caving club inviting you to share this beauty with us, Cheers ken
Cheers Ken, It was a brilliant place . I dunno if I can top it
Fantastic , so jealous of you Martin looks awesome , i used to go down all the mines around Alderley when i was a kid , they were all open to the public then but never went down that one Thanks for the tour 👍
Thank you so much for this amazing video! As a kid growing up in Manchester, a drive out to Alderley Edge was a huge treat - such a magical place, with stories of witches and elementals and Merlin and his soldiers in a deep sleep under the ground there - ready to awaken if needed for battle! As an adult it still holds its magic for me - and now there are these amazing caves, with Roman graffiti! and Victorian candle soot! Thank you so much for this, and to John and Brad of course.
Thank you Jacqueline, much appreciated . Yes I am not superstitious but those woods are quite enchanting. I loved that mine so beautiful and intriguing. John and Brad were fab I cannot thank them enough
@@MartinZero Yes it was nice to see Dad and son sharing the same interests and love of the mines together....we are so lucky to have such beauty and history so near!...enjoy your weekend!
Hey!!! Thanks for this, i came back from New Zealand and did the mine tour. I lived near and enjoyed the edge many times with no knowledge of what was below. It took your video and moving away to appreciate it. Took the tour with my brother in law and nephew... thanks
Hello mike, was it you I saw at the mines?
John DCC yes, thanks for the trip it was awesome
Awesome, I told Martin we had a visitor all the way from New Zealand and he was blown away. Glad you enjoyed you trip.
Ahh yes Mike John told me , I hope you enjoyed the tour
You're full of surprises Martin well done on entertaining us once again
Thanks Mark, yep great place that was
Am gobsmacked at how stunning it is down there.. I'm a Manchester local and never knew those those mines were there in Alderley edge.. Great video.
Hi Simon, I had heard of them but this was a shock to me as well.
An incredible expedition into those mines. Sounds almost criminal to think the council backfilled them with waste. Looking down that shaft gave me vertigo. Well done, great video as always.
Thanks pal, yes I was very lucky to see that. Yes absolute criminal that they should be filled in
Amazing , great exploration , nice old copper mine tour
Absolutely breathtaking some of them shots of the copper in the grotto
Yes it was quite beautiful
Martins documentarys are just brilliant so interesting keep up the good work mate ...
nice upload, you can see our house from Stormy point way over to the East, it was my mates daughter who found the hoard many years ago.
Wow I bet that was a bloody awesome moment
Wow! Martin you really did it this time! Keep going mate well appreciated We need this in uncertain times.
Fantastic to see Alan Garner being talked about. I'm convinced reading that book as a kid boosted my interested in this kinda thing!
I love that book ! Still got a copy after 40+ years...
I saw that smile and thought - you are about to mention the Weirdstone. Haven't read it for years but I am sure I still get that smile when I think about it.
I am a bit jealous, I always wanted to get behind those railings.
Yeah I love that book 😄
Thanks Martin for another great video, it's good that we can share your experiences.
Thanks Shaun. Yeah this was great being able to go in the mine. Beautiful place 👍
I came here with a school field trip in the late 1970's after reading the very same book but we didn't get to go into the mines which was a shame. Those blue veins in the bear pit were stunning. Another fascinating video Martin
Thank you, looks like a few of us have read that book, great stuff 👍😄
Brilliant. Ironically and this is beginning to worry me, my latest video that will come out soon, runs through...... Alderley Edge! Fantastic Martin. One thing that occurred to me is that while you had modern LED lighting, the Romans and everybody else who went on to work it, will have had naked lighting which won’t have been anything like as good and then the logistics of it. It must have been terrifying for kids too. I was glued to the whole video. Thanks.
Thanks Don, hope your train is ok, all them mines😄 Yes their lights in the past would be nothing like what we had. Imagine the pitiful 10 hours they spent down there
I spent some wonderful years as a member of Derbyshire Caving Club back in the 80's /'90's , happy days!.. I do miss it!..
Yes I bet it was great. I enjoyed it
Aww I have always loved the Weird Stone; brilliant book x
Me as well Irene
I remember some time in the 60s looking out from the edge and seeing a Vulcan Bomber cruise past at about eye level. A bit of the cold war you'd not forget. I had no idea there were such extensive workings below my feet! Fantastic Martin. Thanks. And thanks to Derbyshire Caving Club.
Thank you. Yes I think there is still low flying aircraft there now
This takes me back to being a kid in the '60's when we would explore those caves. There weren't any doors or fences on them back then.
I remember being at school and we read a book about Merlin, King Arthur, and Lindoo Common, which we were told is now Lindow Common near Wilmslow. Apparently, King Arthur is buried there! Well, maybe, who knows, but it's interesting the book you read and took you there isn't one I've heard of, but I'm always reminded of the one we read every time I pass by the local restaurant 'The Wizard'.
It was 50 years or so ago now when we had to read passages from that book and I have no recollection of it's title, but that doesn't matter as this was, as usual, yet another fascinating video, and you ventured much further into those mines than we ever did.
One thing I learned was they were copper mines. We always thought they were lead mines dating back to the Romans. You live and learn.
Yeah, some great stories about the place. John was telling me how people used to just wonder in, scary
amazing , thanks to you all for a great explore .
Thank you Martin and to the caving club for a great experience in the copper mine.
Thank you, yes I am very grateful to them
Wow thanks Martin, just a beautiful site I’m sure the colors are amazing in person. Thanks again!
Thanks Terry, yes its hard to convey on camera
Magical the best show in Manchester feet up cup of tea you no your going to be entertained 100% great video Martin 👌
Thanks Brian, much appreciated 👍
good lord! youre a braver man than me. Wierdstone is probably my favourite book since reading it when I was 10 yrs old. and terrifying when Susan and Colin are being pursued in the tunnels by the goblins..It is an atmospheric place and I have visited the surface many times! congrats that was epic.
Thank you. Colin and Susan yes our intrepid heroes 👍
I have gone spelunking, but never in a mine and yet this mine has parts that are more like a cave. Martin, you come out rather clean and dry in comparison to what I remember spelunking to be like. I love the channel, but these mines in particular. I think I am going to start watching your videos on my large screen TV rather than my tablet. Keep up the GREAT work.
Thanks very much Greg
Thanks Martin Brilliant
Keep Safe
Dave
Really enjoyed your video Martin. That mine explore was fascinating. All that amazing colour hidden in the dark! There are copper mines worked by the Romans close to where I live here in France (The Pioch Farrus Mine). The archaeologist's who studied them suggest they were likely worked with slave labour. They found human remains at the bottom of one of the shafts, a makeshift grave, and concluded that a number of the souls there were from sub Saharan Africa, way beyond the borders of the Empire. Big Up to the Derbyshire caving club for volunteering their time for us!
Wow they sound fascinating Andrew. Yes Another group of dedicated volunteers
When you were at the bottom of the shaft looking at those old bottles we briefly saw what was probably the base of a broken stoneware jar from the old Hartley jam factory in Aintree. Some of the old factory still remains with its lovely architecture including its tall chimney, I used to play around there as a kid. Fascinating video thanks.
Thanks very much, yes those bottles, I briefly filmed them so am glad you spotted something
Thanks for sharing that was one great video 👍
Cheers Jim
Another great informative Video Martin. I find in comical that Alderley Edge, Cheshire has Derbyshire Caving Club maintain the area. Almost as mad as where I live in Glossop. We have Derbyshire as our county, and County Council, High Peak Borough for local council, TAMESIDE and Glossop NHS, NW ambulance service, Derbyshire constabulary and Fire and rescue and a Stockport postcode
Yeah Andrew bit of a mish mash of authorities
Ah just brilliant video again.👍Not been out to Alderly Edge for years
Thanks Jay, its beautiful, you should go
the weirdstone... wow you just brought back memories
Yep I was 14 when i first read that
The number of times I've been to the Edge but had no idea what lay beneath my feet. Great video, thanks Martin. I was just wondering when the ladders date from.
That was incredible! Never seen anything like that in my life and was so interesting. Martin, your a star for having such an informative and involving channel. Just brilliant!!!!
Thanks Micky, yes that was a first for me going down there
Martin, fantastic video, the copper seams are stunning , well done.
Thanks John yeah love those colours